April 2024
MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS
AZURE STACK HCI + AKS PACKAGE WITH WINDOWS SERVER 2022 This is a license agreement for the combination of Azure Stack HCI + AKS Package with Windows Server 2022 Datacenter as a guest operating system (herein referred to collectively as the “software”), between you and the device manufacturer or software installer that distributes some of the software and this agreement with your device.
This agreement describes your rights and the conditions upon which you may use the software.
You should review the entire agreement, including any supplemental license terms and any linked terms that apply to the software, because all of the terms are important and together constitute this agreement that applies to you. You can review linked terms by pasting the (aka.ms/) link into a browser window. The terms also apply to any updates, supplements, and Internet-based services. If you obtain updates or supplements directly from Microsoft, then Microsoft, and not the manufacturer or installer, licenses those updates or supplements to you.
By accepting this agreement or using the software, you agree to all of these terms. If you do not accept and comply with these terms, you may not use the software.
1. Azure Stack HCI.
a. You may use Azure Stack HCI only (i) as installed on the device by the device manufacturer or installer; and (ii) as a host operating system to manage and service validly licensed virtual machines running validly licensed applications.
b. You may use Azure Stack HCI as long as it is registered with your valid Azure subscription (which will not result in additional charges by Microsoft) and connected to your Azure subscription over the Internet at least once every thirty (30) consecutive calendar days.
c. You may not (i) work around any mandatory registration or sign-up process or (ii) run any applications, operating system roles, and/or other workloads directly on Azure Stack HCI except for: (A) utilities and operating system roles and (B) virtualized machines running Azure Stack HCI; both (A) and (B) only as necessary to enable Azure Stack HCI to host, manage, and service validly licensed virtual machines running validly licensed applications.
d. You will receive product updates for Azure Stack HCI per section 7(b) of this agreement.
2. Azure Kubernetes Service on Azure Stack HCI.
a. You may use Azure Kubernetes Service on Azure Stack HCI only (i) on Azure Stack HCI as installed on the device and (ii) to host, manage, and service validly licensed containers running validly licensed applications, unless otherwise permitted by Microsoft.
b. You may use Azure Kubernetes Service on Azure Stack HCI as long as it is registered with your valid Azure subscription (which will not result in additional charges by Microsoft).
c. If Azure Kubernetes Service on Azure Stack HCI is not installed on your device by the device manufacturer or installer and is not installed automatically when setting up Azure Stack HCI, you may install it via the Azure portal. This agreement supersedes any license terms that may accompany Azure Kubernetes Service on Azure Stack HCI at the foregoing site.
d. You will receive product updates to Azure Kubernetes Service per section 7(b) of this agreement.
3. Windows Server 2022 Datacenter as a Guest Operating System.
a. You may use any number of instances of Windows Server 2022 Datacenter or Windows Server Azure Edition only as a guest operating system in virtual machines running on Azure Stack HCI as installed on your device.